Putnum Pond - Pharaoh Lake Wilderness Area Loop Trout Trip with a Hornbeck Solo Canoe 

This is one of my favorite spots in the Adirondacks. Back in 1973 I took my wife and 4 year old son on a short backpacking trip to “Grizzle Ocean.” It was our anniversary. It is one anniversary that my wife tells me that she will never forget. It is not because she enjoyed the trip. It is because backpacking was not her idea of the best way to celebrate a wedding anniversary! She was a good sport, though, and we all did have a good time. We slept in the lean-to while a thunder storm raged above us. In spite of the storm, I got one of the best night’s sleep ever. I love your videos. I have a 12 foot Hornbeck classic that I bought in 1991. Although I have had many boats of various kinds, I will never part with my 12 foot Hornbeck!

Thank you for sharing. Spent all of my childhood camping Putnam Pond and fishing all the ponds you did in this video. Have hiked everyone of those trails. Bringing back memories!

That's such an awesome section of the park, sandwiched between two cool towns but still very wild.

Good job on the vid. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like a great trip!

After breaking off numerous rod tips bushwhacking to fishing spots in the ADK, and having to rewind line caught on a bush more times than I can count, I switched to a variety of collapsible and sectional lightweight spinning rods with spincast lightweight reels. My favorite is an under the rod trigger release spincast reel. These are easy to carry, pack, and store. I also carry a foldable plastic net that will fit into a pocket. Most of my gear I got 40 plus years ago so I don't know what is available now. I don't feel hampered by the portability when actually fishing. The lightweight tackle is actually a plus when fishing for brook trout. If you can find Vietnam era jungle fatigues in an Army Navy surplus store, they make ideal fishing outfits. They blend into the background when stream fishing. If you could find camo, that would be a bonus. Both the jacket and pants have numerous pockets for tackle, the cloth dries very quickly if you get wet or sweat, and is ripstop nylon. The sleeves are made to roll up. The pantlegs are tapered to fit easily into hip boots or waders. They have built in tie offs to keep out ticks and critters. Boonie hats make good fishing hats too. Most have a chin tie off to keep the hat from getting blown off on a breezy lake. Mosquitoes and blackflies can't bite thru the cloth. I wore my jacket out and outgrew the pants. I weighed a lot less in the Army. All ADK tested! These are secrets the current generation will not know!

Hey David! Thank you so much for sharing your adventures. Always look forward to your videos.

Very nice trip video! Enjoyable to watch…thanks for making it!

Great trip David! Some of those shots were absolutely beautiful!!! Glad you're enjoying the Hornbeck :) I'll have mine out this week (although not a carry in trip). I'm still playing with the carry setup myself but haven't done the yolk yet. Looks like it worked pretty well.

Another great video, thanks for sharing! My girlfriend and I just went there about a month ago, awesome place. I think you're right about the ponds being stocked recently, we caught a bunch of those little brookies. We got a few bigger ones also but most were 6-8 inches.

Nice country. That new boat looks sweet!

I love those Lake Clear Wabblers - Best Brook Trout setup in the Adk's ;)

It’s been a long time waiting for one of your videos Green Frog! Glad to see you’re back at it. Great video and thank you for sharing it!❤️

Oh man, I need a trip like that Hopefully in a few weeks I'll be hooking into some browns Great video David

David - Great to see you out with your new canoe. It's funny to see such gleaming wood on those gunwales. I'm sure it won't take much time for you to use it enough for a nice patina to develop. That's all for now. Take care and until next time....be well.

As always the Adks show their beauty and share their bounty. Love your content and your ethics. Keep it up David.

so jealous bro 🤗

Just re watching this ! I gotta get up to that area , near Pharroah lake, not that far for me about three and a half hours ! Looks beautiful, you were sure having good luck with the brookies !

Awesome ! Great to see you out man ! Nice canoe ! Thanks for sharing man ! Cheers !

nice gear

I was in the general area in beginning of June. Such a gorgeous area.

Seems to be a good trip! Those canoes look so good. Way too light.

What are you using for a rod holder setup? I have a similar boat and concerned about damaging the Kevlar.

Amazing trip! I'm loving the new Hornbeck -- what length classic did you end up going with?

currently looking at the Hornbeck, enjoyed the video. Nice to find another person protecting the backcountry and waterways. So how do you like your new boat?

BACK IN THE SADDLE!!

What are you filming with looks great !

I’m camping at Putnam on Tuesday. Did you ever make it to Clear Pond?

Love the light switch... Are your gunnels treated? If not try 50/50 Lindsey oil and Thompson's water seal apply it using a saturated cotton cloth just so it wets the wood a couple times a year. Looks like you had some wind well into the nights each day. Awesome morning mist and bird songs...were those salmon or rainbow? Didn't look like a brook trout.

How long were you at that lean-to? I’d be very surprised that someone would leave their “junk” aka personal belongings there for more than a few hours.

Where u been

What's up with that yoke? Looks neat.

check the rules about leaving fish entrails in the water (page 74 of the 2022 regulations)

Where is your friend?